Superfund Site
Union Pacific Railroad Tunnel
Jefferson 25th & Center Yakima, Tacoma, WA 98421
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: Active
Union Pacific Railroad Tunnel is a superfund site located at Jefferson 25th & Center Yakima, Tacoma, WA 98421. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Union Pacific Railroad Tunnel because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Union Pacific Railroad Tunnel is currently registered as an Active superfund site by the EPA. Because it is part of a site that's on the NPL (National Priorities List), Union Pacific Railroad Tunnel is considered a mid-level risk hazardous waster site identified by the EPA.
